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Ad 19n dicit that there were two Portugall … Ad 19n dicit that there were two Portugall ships in companie<br />
of the experience at the time of her seizure, but sayeth they<br />
came not from Brazille in her company, but met her<br />
accidentally at sea. And further sayth that he beleaveth<br />
the said Captaine Kingsman did not make any agreement with them<br />
to protect or defend them at sea, nor was promised any money<br />
therefore, for that as the sayeth the same must have beene<br />
publiquely knowne amongst the ships company. And this department<br />
never heard any sure thing spoken of on board the said ship./
Ad 20n dicit that Captain Kingsman and Company onboard the<br />
experience did not fight with any other said three Dutch ships<br />
in defence of either of the said Portugall ships as lading nor<br />
did they the said captain and company of the ''Experience'' fire any<br />
guns or use any other hostil acts whatsoever to any of the said<br />
Dutch ships in defence of their owne ships and lading until<br />
sure time, as the ''Zelandia'' came to windward of them in<br />
an hostile manner, and fired and as more broadfired upon<br />
them without hayling or speaking to them as aforesaid and used<br />
severall other hostile and injucsious acts towards the ''Experience''<br />
and her company; which he knoweth for the seafares afordaid
ad 21n dicit that the ''Experience'' at the time of her seizure had<br />
on board her all the forsed eleven or twelve hundred chests of white<br />
sugar, twenty five hundred tolles of Tobaccoe, and the<br />
quantity of hides and Brazille wood proposed of all for the<br />
use and account of the produccents Bretton, Delboe, Middleton<br />
and company, who are utterly despoiled those of by the<br />
said three Dutch captains and companies and further<br />
to this article he cannot depose saving he sayeth that<br />
the aforesaid cargoe of goods soo seized in the ''Experience''<br />
was well worth the summe of fifty thousand pounds<br />
sterling, in this deponents estimation./
Ad 22n deponit et dicit that the said ship experience was<br />
and is a ship of the X of foure hundred tonnes<br />
and upwards, and had in her at her seizure thirty great<br />
guns, and vichall sufficient for seaventy men for a voyage<br />
of two and twenty months and also tackle, apparrrell and<br />
furniture for a like voyage. And further sayeth that the<br />
said ship together with her victuals, tackle, apparrell and<br />
five thousand five hundred pounds sterling./<br />
as ultimo Arlate dicit that the producents Thomas Bretton, Simon<br />
Delboar, Andrew Middleton and company by meanes of<br />
the seizure of the said shop the ''Experience'' and her lading together<br />
with her provisions, tackle, apparrell and furniture and X as aforesaid have<br />
suffered losse and damage to the summe and value<br />
of fifty five thousand pounds sterling money, and<br />
upwards in this deponits judgement and estimation./<br />
repotitus colam dre epton susse./<br />
X Goodingam dre epton susse./<br />
X Gooding +
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